Jeffrey Peterson v. Gannett Company, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 24 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JEFFREY PETERSON, No. 21-15057

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-00106-MTL

v.

MEMORANDUM*

GANNETT COMPANY, INC.; PHOENIX

NEWSPAPERS, INC., DBA Arizona Republic,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

DENNIS K. BURKE; MARCO A. LOPEZ,

Jr.; LUIS BORBON HOLGUIN; VICTOR

FLORES; LISA FLORES; MARIO E.

DIAZ; SUZANNE BARR; DAVID LOPEZ;

CRAIG HARRIS; DEMOCRATIC

NATIONAL COMMITTEE; DIAZ,

Unknown; named as Jane Doe Diaz,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Michael T. Liburdi, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 16, 2021 Phoenix, Arizona

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Before: GILMAN,** BRESS, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Jeffrey Peterson appeals the district court’s dismissal under Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of Peterson’s defamation claim against Gannett Company

and Phoenix…